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dade_
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The Decline of Historical Thinking
No book on the subject is perfect, but I recommend this book:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/555926.The_New_Penguin_H...
Approachable by anyone, readable, and doesn't have an ending until we really screw things up.
kiliantics
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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn would be a good one to get the historical context for politics today. A People's History of the World is similar for a more global view.
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Approachable by anyone, readable, and doesn't have an ending until we really screw things up.